Massive news for France. Their most legendary star.
Sad news but not a surprise as he had been battling illness of all sorts for years and years. I never liked his music (apart from a few ballads) but he had one of the most powerful voices you'll ever hear.
In interviews he came across as a very humble, nice bloke. My wife was bonkers on him when she was a teenager (she still has her scrapbook).
No mention of his passing on BBC News this morning. Scandaleux!

NO !! : not a legend, just a bad french "rock'n'roll" singer (hardly known outside France and Belgium ), but a good actor.

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That is very subjective.
Someone who sold more than 60 million records in his country (more than 1 per inhabitant) and gathered 30million people at concerts (over 3000 concerts) surely was a legend in his home country.

Plus he was a great singer with a powerful voice, why would so many great songwriters write him songs if his singing was bad ?